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White streaks and patches on the spinal cord in multiple places of a cervical mri mean? they are in the sag/axi view from c4-t1?

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NMO?: If truly abnormal on both axial and sagittals, neuro myelitis optica (nmo), an ms like condition. That is if a single long streak. If multiple small segments, then more likely ms.

Answered 11/13/2015

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A member asked:

White streaks and patches on the spinal cord in multiple places of a cervical mri mean? they are in the sag/axi view from c4-t1?

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